Monday, September 21, 2009

Eliane Radigue - Biogenesis (Metamkine, 1996)



This 1973 piece by Eliane Radigue stands out on surface level as being very unlike her work before or after this period. The sources are essentially acoustic and a far cry from the technology she most often sought: with a stethoscope and a microphone, she recorded the heartbeats of her son, her pregnant daughter, and the rhythms of her yet to be born grandchild.It was during this time that Radigue was truly immersing herself in the ARP synth, and shortly prior to her brief sabbatical from music to further hone her interest in and devotion to Tibetan Buddhism. Though seemingly in contrast with her penchant for waveforms, the resulting pulses stir at a pace all too familiar from her electronic work. As with her ARP creations, her role here is to never interfere, merely to seek out the waves and allow them to do as they wish.

Biogenesis

5 comments:

  1. thanks for this! i've been looking for more radigue ever since i first heard trilogie de la mort.

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  2. happy to oblige. if you haven't had a chance to hear 'jetsun mila', might i heartily recommend it, first disc especially.

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  3. Another great post DB, thank you!

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  4. Superb share, thanks. There are two new albums out of her.

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